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With a background of cherry blossoms a very handsome black ("brown") horse stood out at Hanshin on Sunday.
It was Croix Du Nord and he went on to win the Osaka Hai under regular rider Kitamura and together with trainer Saito-san they had won another G1 in the 2025 Tokyo Yushun or Japanese Derby. It was a tough finish with race leader Meisho Taberu with the verdict going to Croix du Nord in a head-bobber and Danon Decile, who had traffic problems at the wrong time, managed to finish third,